SOSC 1801 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Indian Act, Indirect Rule, Biomedicine
22 Oct 2016
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Sosc 1801 lecture seven aboriginal communities: colonial legacies. Royal commission on aboriginal peoples (rcap) define aboriginal peoples as indigenous inhabitants of canada including first nations, m tis and inuit peoples. They are three groups that reflect organic political and cultural entities that stem historically from the original peoples of north america, rather than individuals united by supposed racial characteristics . In canada, aboriginal identity is a legal category, defined by the indian act. In the usa, aboriginal identity is defined by the blood quantum calculation. Indigenous inhabitants of canada including: first nations. The term first nation replaces indian: m tis. The term metis refers to mixed indigenous and european ancestry: inuit people. Factors that influence health and wellness among aboriginals: Harms and violence of colonialism (denial of language, cultural identity, spiritual beliefs), Changes in subsistence rights, and land dispossession, Inequality of living conditions (tb and crowding, cholera, poor dental in rural alaska, skin diseases)
